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    Tobyhanna State Park Campground provides dedicated pet-friendly sites with more space than standard camping areas. Located near Spring Brook, this established campground accommodates tents, RVs, cabins, and glamping setups with fire rings and picnic tables at each site. The park enforces standard pet policies requiring dogs to be leashed and under control, with designated pet-friendly loops clearly marked. Additional pet-friendly options include Hickory Run State Park, Promised Land State Park's Pickerel Point Campground, and Frances Slocum State Park Campground. Sites are heavily treed with good spacing between campers, though the pet-allowed areas can become more crowded than non-pet sections. Several sites have electric hookups with water stations available throughout.

    The five-mile trail around Tobyhanna Lake provides excellent dog walking opportunities with varied terrain and lake access points. Pet owners can bring their dogs to the boat launch areas but not the swimming beach. The campground sees frequent bear activity, so proper food storage is essential when camping with pets. Waste disposal stations are available throughout the park for pet waste. Clean, well-maintained bathroom facilities serve all camping areas, though some visitors note the pet-friendly section can be noisier due to barking dogs. The park's location in the Pocono Mountains provides access to numerous surrounding trails and outdoor activities. Fall camping is particularly popular for the spectacular foliage displays throughout the area. Dogs are restricted from certain areas of the park to maintain wildlife habitat.

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      1. Hickory Run State Park Campground

      4.5(60)19mi from Spring Brook384 sitesRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "We took the short drive to Hawk Falls Trail and also completed the Orchard Trail Loop."

      "The bathroom facilities were clean, the hiking in the area was gorgeous and pet friendly and I’m looking forward to going back"

      from $20 - $72 / night

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      2. Tobyhanna State Park Campground

      4.3(25)12mi from Spring Brook135 sitesRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "The 5 mile hike around the lake was very pretty with the trees just starting to come into full summer bloom and the bird activity was through the roof."

      "They also have specific pet friendly sites. We had a wonderful time here. We went for Father’s Day weekend in June. The lake is gorgeous!"

      from $20 - $43 / night

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      3. Pickerel Point Campground — Promised Land State Park

      4.5(33)21mi from Spring Brook76 sitesRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "Well we stay at knee lake had lots of fun plus they have a swimming pool and thier pet friendly ."

      "Well we stayed at Knee lake what a beautiful place for camping 😊 We stayed 2 days with a swimming pool and lake plus pet friendly !"

      from $20 - $44 / night

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      4. Frances Slocum State Park Campground

      4.2(16)16mi from Spring Brook97 sitesRVs, Tents

      "Was also an easy back in site as there’s an adjacent road (to parking and the amphitheater) right in front of it. All sites only have electric and only certain allow pets."

      "Hiking trails throughout. Great fishing, boating...kayak and canoe rentals. Park pool or swimming at a daily discounted rate for campers. Pool concession carries ice and other items."

      from $20 - $48 / night

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      5. Keen Lake Resort Campground

      4.4(29)23mi from Spring BrookRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "We didn’t have a view of the lake, instead we were in someone’s back yard lol. It wasn’t a big deal. The site was well maintained and flat which were the most important."

      "I stayed on a lakeside electric/water site for 5 nights in August 2020.  It was SO BEAUTIFUL.  We had SUPs and kayaks to take on the lake and our sites were right next to the boat launch. "

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      6. Lackawanna State Park Campground

      4.5(17)20mi from Spring Brook109 sitesRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "Some are a little close to each other, but others offer plenty of space, including our site (52) on this trip.    One of the biggest spots we have ever had.   "

      "The sites were a little close to each other and where we were in the park was a mixed use area. So we had an RV next to us with the Genny running all day."

      from $20 - $79 / night

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      7. Mount Pocono Campground

      4.1(9)17mi from Spring BrookRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "Pocono Campground in the Poconos, Pennsylvania is a very active and fun vacation vacation destination! There are lots of amenities for every family member and the staff is friendly and welcoming."

      "Great hiking trail right from the site. Be prepared for walking up and downhill - quite the unexpected workout. Many seasonal sites with friendly people."

      from $54 / night

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      8. Hemlock Campground & Cottages

      4.3(6)15mi from Spring BrookRVs, Tents, Cabins
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      9. Manny Gordon Recreation Area Campground — Pinchot State Forest

      5.0(1)6mi from Spring Brook3 sitesTents

      from $10 / night

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      10. Clayton Park RV Escape

      5.0(3)13mi from Spring BrookRVs, Tents, Cabins
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    • j
      Aug. 16, 2022

      Mountain Vista Campground

      Mt Vista Campground

      Beautiful Campground. Clean. Gravel sites. Fire ring and picnic table. All sites have ample room. Lots of pull through for bigger rigs. Wooded. Large dog park. Love the Campground except our site is near a fairly busy road which takes away from that beautiful tranquility. They have camouflaged it as best they could. Friendly staff. Lots to do. Pool, tennis. Sauna, pond for fishing ( catch & release ). Would definitely recommend.

    • E
      Jul. 5, 2023

      Mountain Vista Campground

      First Camping Trip

      This was our first camping trip with our camper. The staff are wonderful, the whole campsite is very dog friendly and even has a dog park. Lots of stuff to do for kids including a game room. Only downside is the sites are a bit small. Overall, great place to camp. Beautiful hiking trails nearby.

    • Jennifer G.
      Aug. 4, 2025

      Lakewood Park Campground

      Beautiful and Fun

      Beautiful and fun. Kind staff. Hoping for a dog park in the future.

    • C
      Jul. 11, 2021

      Stonybrook RV Resort

      Well maintained and comfortable RV Park

      We stayed here for 3 nights and thought well of the park.  The place was meticulously clean and the permanent campers keep their sites so well.  The pool was warm, clean and enjoyable.  There’s a nice playground and a GaGa pit.  There’s lots of space to walk your dog on leash but no dog park.   We had an issue with our surge protector and the manager had an electrician out to us quickly who helped us solve a problem.  Pleasant staff in the camp store.   The laundry area and shower rooms are beautiful and clean.  

      There is nothing to do in the immediate area, but we were there to use the bike trails and bop around Jim Thorpe…about 25 minutes away via pretty country roads.

    • Kara P.
      Apr. 27, 2023

      Hickory Run State Park Campground

      Great location, good tree cover

      We went on a last-minute trip from Philly in what I think was opening weekend (April). We wanted to hike with toddlers, so that took up most of our Saturday. Main Ranger Station was really nice. We hope to come back and see more of the campground itself and try additional hikes. We took the short drive to Hawk Falls Trail and also completed the Orchard Trail Loop. Bathrooms with showers were just what we needed and easy to walk to, shared between our pet-friendly loop and another loop. Good sinks for cleaning dishes.

      Stayed at 199 on the pet-friendly 165-228 loop. Lots of people walking dogs. Very varied length of campsites and privacy. Many around the inside of loops, especially right at the bathrooms would have been pretty tight, or possibly good if you were reserving a couple in a row. Would have been nice to have a big tree between ours and site 195, but there was some distance.

      Check out was 3pm, which is awesome!

    • Lucy P.
      Sep. 18, 2024

      Tobyhanna State Park Campground

      Pretty but cramped

      The lake is gorgeous and there are nice hiking trails, but sites are very small and close together. Let’s are allowed in less than half of the campground, which means all the dogs are in a smaller area and barking at each other more than other places. The no-pet area was practically empty when we were there midweek but the pets-allowed area was much more crowded than we would have liked.

      Also rules and signage are wildly confusing, lots of things contradict each other. Cell service exists but not great for remote work.

    • Kham L.
      Sep. 7, 2022

      Locust Lake State Park Campground

      Beautiful lake. Horrible staff.

      Good for day trip (but not returning). Bad for camping. Racist visitors. Rude and ignorant staff. Brace yourself, this is a long review.

      In short, staff are rude. Park ranger don't know how to critically think. Racist visitors are allowed to stay (details below). Illicit drug use allowed by staff/ park rangers.

      The park: it's a nice park with a good lake and activities. Short hikes are easy and fishing is good for kid activities. There's also a small beach area with sand that's great for kids and adults. Kayaking was decent and we caught some good size fish in the deeper parts. It's a shame our experience will lead us others to never return.

      The campsites: they're the average small campsites that could fit two 4 person tents and one car, some sites are larger. We got a good shaded site with tall trees. Our picnic table was in pretty solid shape and not deteriorating. Most sites are too close to each other where neighboring ignorant campers will be ignorant. That's where one problem lies.

      The bathrooms: better off digging a hole. Empty or near empty toilet paper. Some toilets were overflowing. It's just bad maintenance.

      The staff: this is the real problem. I can deal with racist people; that's easy. What I can't is rude, ignorant, and or inexperienced staff. As mentioned, I camp all over the country and highly respect park rangers. This team was very different.

      We arrive at the gate and was greated by Jane. She asked if we had any pets or alcohol. We didnt but a family member told her they had a dog but weren't staying the night. Jane said it was okay and told us we had 10 minutes to unload and park our cars at the big parking lot. We said okay and we all continue.

      Less 10 minutes goes by (I know this because we just got to the site and opened the car doors to unload) and Jane drove by and said, “I said that you have 10min to unload, policy is 1 vehicle per site. You guys have too many vehicles, you have to remove them now!” A family member said to her we got here 5min ago and are in the process of unloading. Jane proceeds to say, “I also said no pets anywhere in this site. I see you have a dog. You need to take your dog off the site. They can’t stay.” She said this as a couple walked their 2 full grown labs right by us. The family member asked her “what about them? Aren’t those dogs?” She looked at us and said,”there’s a dog park further down for those sites down there. Your site isn’t allowed to have dogs.” If you remember when we entered we already established that a member had a dog and they were not staying the night and Jane was okay with it. So we tell her that we'll unpack and move the cars as she instructed at the gate.

      Jane drove off and stopped to talk to the couple camping behind our tent. As they were talking, I noticed the man Jane was talking to kept turning back to look at us. We continued to enjoyed our day and the dog that Jane was complaining about left the campground. It was maybe 5am the next morning, someone’s child was crying. And from the tent behind us where Jane was talking to the man the day before, we hear a male’s voice yelled,”SHUT THE F*CK UP!" Around 6am we called to report the man and the lady we talked to said someone will come out asap.

      Throughout the day the same man that was accompanied by a female, hurrled slurries of racial remarks to us and the other surrounding neighbors (they were not caucasian) throughout the day. We and two other families that we know of reported him. Again, the front office said someone will be out asap, yet throughout the day the man continued his racial remarks. At this point we had a feeling nothing was done about the racial-remarks-yelling man. We gave up on the staff that was responsible to keep the establishment a family friendly environment.

      Someone reported us for having a dog and too many cars on our campsite. Who could that be? And so, a park ranger came and told us in a not-so-friendly way to remove the dog and limit our vehicles. This park ranger was clearly ignorant. If he took seconds to assess our campsite, he would have counted 1 car per campsite. As far as the dog goes, there was none because it left with the owners the day before as stated to Jane (from the gate). The ranger obviously did not assess the situation before engaging in a demand that proved his ignorance to the many people before him. Though we knew his ignorance was apparent, we hoped God would enlighten him to do the right thing. So we proceeded to inform him of the racial-remarks-yelling man behind our campsite continuing to do what he was raised or learned to express; hate. And also that multiple people at our campsite smelled a stench of what can only be marijuana coming from behind our campsite. Sure, we don't know 100% exactly where it came from but it was strongest around the campsite where the racial-remarks-yelling man resided. The park ranger confirmed that they had received other complaints about that racial-remarks-yelling man and that "we" will loop back around and speak with him. I checked and marijuana was not legal for recreational use in Pennsylvania.

      Their policies possessed a strict 10 minute limit to unload your camping gear along with your supplies and children but must not possess anything about foul language, rudeness, hate speech, or illicit drug use because the racial-remarks-yelling man was still there with his female companion and the stench of marijuana after we left the campground. That or the staff believed the racial-remarks-yelling man's action were fair. Whatever the case, it is a mystery for there was no update from the rangers or staff and the man continued to hurl hate towards us and the surrounding non-caucasian families after multiple reports from multiple families as confirmed by the park ranger.

      In conclusion, racist people are easy to deal with. But when the staff and park rangers fail to enforce a family friendly environment at a family friendly campground, victims to people like the racial-remarks-yelling man wonder what kind of people are operating this establishment?

      Benefit of the doubt, maybe staff was busy... And you can't leave a review on their website without it being "approved" for publication. Best way to have 5 star rating

    • C
      Sep. 21, 2021

      Pleasant Acres Farm RV Resort

      Not a Resort, despite the name and per night fee.

      Some things you should be aware of before booking: The office, playground, dog park, pool, laundry are located at the top of the hill. Camping spots are downhill, a good distance from the office and amenities. Trash is located off site in a pullout on the road you drive in on. There are 2 showers for women and 2 for men. Both are old and not well maintained or in our experience clean, either. In general the camping spots are not well maintained, weedy, un-level and picnic tables are weathered and warped. This resort campground is composed of mainly residents, the rules (we observed) apply to the overnight campers, not the residents. Children of the residents run free all day and past curfew in the evenings unsupervised. The setting is quiet, the views from the upper level are lovely. With some updating of bath facilities, cleaning and leveling of campsites, uniform enforcement of rules, Pleasant Acres could become a resort destination.

    • Luis B.
      Sep. 10, 2022

      Secluded Acres Campground

      Nice campground.

      This campground is big. Many people live here, but there are spots to rent. Primitive site or not, they have a spot for you. Very nice people here I’d say. We are currently the only Hispanics here and not 1 person has been nasty to us. The lady at check in was on point and it was super quick. The store has a lot to choose from all organized. Bathhouses are clean, water pressure is good, and the hot water is actually hot. The size of the spaces would depend on where you are. We saw primitive sites that are ginormous. Also saw RV sites that were very close to each other. Our tent site is perfect. An area of the lake is to swim and the other to fish in. Catch and release only. Lots of tress for great shade. Very peaceful and calm atmosphere. Mental vacation definitely. Deer may or may not stop by for a visit. Hiking trails available. They also have a dog park for your beloved pooch.

    Guide to Spring Brook

    The Pocono Mountains region surrounding Spring Brook features elevations ranging from 1,300 to 2,200 feet with a humid continental climate. Summer temperatures typically average 70-80°F during the day with cooler evenings around 55-65°F. The area receives approximately 45-50 inches of rainfall annually, creating lush forests and several lakes suitable for various water activities.

    What to do

    Hiking trails for all abilities: Hickory Run State Park offers numerous marked trails suitable for both casual and serious hikers. "This area is so beautiful. A ton to explore and a huge frisbee golf course. The inner loops have nice bathrooms... Hike to the waterfall, it is beautiful," notes Sarah L. from Hickory Run State Park Campground.

    Water recreation options: Lackawanna State Park provides multiple water activity options with boat rentals and fishing areas. "The lake is nice, but there is no privacy at the campsites; they're all very small and packed tight. Hiking trails are good... And no gas boats are allowed on the lake (cool!)," reports David from Lackawanna State Park Campground.

    Winter activities: Several parks maintain winter recreation options when other facilities close. "This is the place we would love to come back in the winter when they have an ice rink with a warming house," mentions Michael from Lackawanna State Park Campground.

    What campers like

    Spacious pet areas: Frances Slocum State Park offers dedicated pet camping loops with more room than standard sites. "We had site 44 in the Stony Point loop and it was by far the largest campsite on the property. We had a thick covered wooded area to our right and a huge grassy area to the left," shares Jackie F. from Frances Slocum State Park Campground.

    Lake views: Many campers appreciate waterfront sites at Promised Land State Park. "We had site 100 and amazing views of the water from our camper. The trails were beautiful, recommend little falls trail. The bathrooms were clean with nice hot showers," says Kelly F. from Pickerel Point Campground — Promised Land State Park.

    Clean facilities: Multiple campgrounds maintain high standards for bathroom facilities. "Cleanest campground I have been to. Great in between spot to worlds end state park and rickets glen," notes Jennifer O. from Frances Slocum State Park.

    What you should know

    Bear activity: Bears frequently visit Tobyhanna and surrounding campgrounds, requiring proper food storage. "Just stayed 2 nights with my 7 yrs. old daughter we had a blast... As soon as we got to our site one came right up as we were setting up our tent. Do not leave any food out be sure to lock up everything in car," warns Erik M. from Tobyhanna State Park Campground.

    Water quality varies: Some parks experience seasonal water issues. "Only issue was the water was brown but that is most likely because we are very early in the season," notes Kevin K. from Hemlock Campground, who later updated: "The campground owner saw this review and contacted us within an hour to offer to fix the water issue or let us change sites."

    Seasonal timing matters: Many facilities operate seasonally. "Open year round. Sites have electric but no water. Spigot close by. Heated cozy bathhouse with clean showers... The only negative is that I had almost no cell reception with Verizon," reports Mara S. from Pickerel Point Campground.

    Tips for camping with families

    Activity scheduling: Mount Pocono Campground offers structured activities throughout the week. "We were there for July 4th weekend. They had a schedule for events all weekend... friendly environment, plenty to do with family. Take a walk to the nature trail, go fishing or hiking. Take the kids to the arcade," recommends Nick L. from Mount Pocono Campground.

    Boulder field exploration: The unique boulder fields provide unusual exploration opportunities for kids. "Boulders everywhere! Big ones, small ones, run (carefully) across them all! Beyond the Boulder field is a vast, scary, unknown," describes Mike M. from Hickory Run State Park.

    Playground access: Several pet-friendly campgrounds near Spring Brook maintain play facilities for children. "This place is perfect for families, beginners, adventurers, and fisherman alike. They have an overabundance amount of activities scheduled for campers... Their bath houses were clean. The rec room was cool," explains Samantha S. from Keen Lake Resort.

    Tips from RVers

    Site selection: Full hookup availability varies across campgrounds. "We picked this site because you can kayak and it's close to the tree top adventures. Typical campground with bathrooms and showers. The best part is the lake for water activities and the surrounding things you can do," advises Maggie A. from Keen Lake Resort Campground.

    Off-season considerations: RV campers should note seasonal facility changes. "We stayed one night when it happened to rain all evening. So, we stayed inside our camper... Our site and the others we saw were nicely shaded. Look forward to visiting again in the sun for a longer period," mentions Amy V. from Lackawanna State Park.

    Pet-friendly sections: RVers with pets should book specific loops that allow animals. "Certain sites allow pets. My favorite site does, plus I can launch my kayak right from there! The only drawback is no alcohol allowed, but most State Parks are like that I think," explains Nancy L. from Pickerel Point Campground.

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